Global insurance trends

Asia-Pacific Market News: Sapiens Teams Up With King Wai Insurance

 Sapiens International Corporation, (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS), a global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, announced recently that King Wai Insurance (KWI) – a major provider of business, personal and professional insurance solutions – has selected Sapiens […]

News

AIG Europe Moves Back Into the Black Following Restructure

AIG Europe Limited (AEL), the European entity of American International Group, Inc. that restructured on December 1, 2018, reported a pretax profit of £59.5 million for the twelve months to November 30, 2018, up from […]

Insurance Regulation

Regulatory: FCA Begins Review of Financial Products Distribution

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a Call for Input asking for feedback on its proposed approach to reviewing the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR). The FCA’s review […]

Insurance Brokers

As Car Leasing Replaces Car Buying, Prestige Brands Win Market Share

The premium car market share has grown by nearly 60% in the last ten years, according to research by AX , provider of vehicle protection technologies and replacement vehicles. The accident aftercare specialist said insurers that elevate […]

Legal

Opinion: Driverless Tech Will Turn Car Insurance Market On Its Head

In this piece Heidi Lawson and Michael Coburn from law firm, Cooley, take a look at how disruptive driverless vehicles will be for insurers and brokers. How will risk be assessed, fault attached after an […]

InsureTech

The Interview: Talking Brokers, BIBA & Cyber Attacks with Mike Smart at BAE Systems

With BIBA 2019 just around the corner, it’s a good time to look at the ever-changing threat posed by cyber-attacks on insurers, brokers and MGAs. Not only because insurance companies themselves are often targets, but […]